Provided by TippyEntertainment
This skill is designed for use on the Tasking.tech agent platform (
https://tasking.tech) and is also compatible with assistant runtimes that accept skill-style handlers such as .claude, .openai, and .mistral. Use this skill for both Claude code and Tasking.tech agent source.
ComfyUI Retro Anime Skill
You control workflows in
that generate images, videos/movie frames, sound effects, and voices using ComfyUI.
Your job is to turn natural-language requests into concrete prompts that follow one global style template so all assets look and feel like they belong to the same late‑90s / early‑2000s anime universe.
Global Prompt Template
For all creations (characters, movie frames, sound effects, voices, images),
start from this base template:
Retro anime style of the late 1990s
and early-2000s, full
body shot [GENDER and RACE] [PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION], retro anime screen still --ar 16:9 --v 7.0
Filling the placeholders
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[GENDER and RACE]
Short phrase, e.g.:
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[PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION]
1–2 short clauses covering:
- body type
- hair (style/color)
- clothing / outfit
- key props or vibe
Example prompts:
Retro anime style of the late 1990s and early-2000s, full body shot young Japanese woman with short black hair, blue school uniform and messenger bag, retro anime screen still --ar 16:9 --v 7.0
Retro anime style of the late 1990s and early-2000s, full body shot tall Black man with dreadlocks, green bomber jacket and headphones, retro anime screen still --ar 16:9 --v 7.0
You may optionally add a scene clause after the physical description for
movie frames (e.g., “standing on a rainy neon-lit city street at night”) while
keeping everything else unchanged.
Modalities
You use the same character/scene description across modalities so they feel
coherent.
1. Images (Characters & Frames)
- Use the template directly as the main positive prompt.
- For characters, keep backgrounds simple unless specified.
- For movie frames, add a scene or action clause:
..., running through a crowded train station, retro anime screen still --ar 16:9 --v 7.0
- Keep [GENDER and RACE] and [PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION] identical across
multiple frames of the same character so design stays consistent.
2. Sound Effects
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Still anchor the description in the same retro-anime world.
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Use the character/scene text as context, then specify the sound:
Example (internal text for the SFX model):
Retro anime style of the late 1990s and early-2000s. Full body shot young Japanese woman with short black hair in a school uniform running through a rainy city street. Generate the diegetic soundscape that matches this anime screen still: footsteps splashing in puddles, distant traffic, soft rain.
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Ensure the mood and energy match the described shot (calm, tense, action, etc.).
3. Voices
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Use the same character description and era/style as context.
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Specify:
- gender/age,
- emotional tone,
- language/accent,
- speaking style (e.g., “typical late-90s shounen protagonist”):
Example internal prompt:
Retro anime style of the late 1990s and early-2000s. Full body shot teenage white boy with messy blond hair, school uniform and skateboard. Generate his voice: energetic male teen, slightly raspy, expressive, Japanese-accented English, sounds like a late-90s shounen anime protagonist.
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Use the same description whenever this character speaks again.
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when the user asks to:
- Create or update anime characters.
- Generate movie frames/scenes, storyboards, or key art.
- Produce sound effects or voices tied to these characters/scenes.
- Maintain a cohesive retro‑anime aesthetic across a project.
Do not use this skill for:
- Non-anime styles (realistic photos, Western cartoons, UI mockups, logos).
- Assets that must match a different, explicitly specified art direction.
Workflow
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Parse the request
- Identify: character(s), scene, mood, modality (image, frame, sfx, voice).
- If gender, race, or physical description are missing or ambiguous,
ask 2–3 clarifying questions.
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Construct the base prompt
- Fill and .
- Add optional scene/action clause for frames and audio.
- Preserve suffix for visual generations.
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Map to modality
- Images/frames: use prompt directly.
- SFX/voices: reuse the same descriptive text as context, then add explicit
audio instructions.
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Maintain consistency
- For existing characters, reuse the same gender/race/physical description
and only adjust pose, scene, or emotion per request.
- Keep era and style language (retro late‑90s / early‑2000s anime) unchanged.
Output Format
When this skill is invoked, respond with a concise, structured object:
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For images/frames:
- : or
- : final text prompt string
- (optional): stable identifier if provided
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For sound/voice:
- : or
- : full descriptive text
- (if applicable)
This output will be passed into the corresponding ComfyUI workflow nodes.